Non-fiction
Tuesday – 11th September 2018
Don’t miss the launch of Rebecca Davis’s new book Self-Helpless at Love Books
Pan Macmillan and Love Books invite you to the Johannesburg launch of Self-Helpless: A Cynic’s Search for Sanity by Rebecca Davis.
Shortlists announced for the University of Johannesburg Prizes for South African Writing
The shortlists for the 2017 University of Johannesburg Prizes for South African Writing in English have been announced.
Monday – 3rd September 2018
Lives of Great Men by Chike Frankie Edozien – an incredibly powerful portrayal of what it means to be a gay Nigerian man
Lives of Great Men, the award-winning memoir from Chike Frankie Edozien, is out now from Jacana Media.
Friday – 31st August 2018
Swapo Captive by Oiva Angula – The gripping account of an incarcerated Swapo cadre
Swapo Captive: A Comrade’s Experience of Betrayal and Torture by Oiva Angula is out now from Penguin Random House.
‘I think anyone could enjoy this book’ – Kate Sidley chats about 100 Mandela Moments
‘It’s meant to be something that anyone can read. Not everyone’s up for a 500-page biography, and the style of it is supposed to be light.’
Thursday – 30th August 2018
New book alert! The Last Words of Rowan du Preez: Murder and Conspiracy on the Cape Flats by Simone Haysom
‘A South African version of In Cold Blood, done with great integrity. It reads like a thriller.’ – John Maytham
Out early September – Stephan Hofstatter’s Licence to Loot: How the Plunder of Eskom and Other Parastatals Almost Sank South Africa
Licence to Loot traces the genesis of the Eskom looting spree and explores how the Gupta family extracted billions in suspected kickbacks from state contracts and scored hugely inflated coal contracts from backroom deals.
A game ranger, a knife, a lion and a sheep walked into a bar …
The Game Ranger, the Knife, the Lion and the Sheep offers spellbinding stories of some amazing, little-known characters from South Africa, past and very past. Let us introduce you to some of the characters you’ll meet inside.
Wednesday – 29th August 2018
Jacques Pauw’s Zuma exposé The President’s Keepers wins Nielsen Booksellers Choice Award
The President’s Keepers by investigative journalist Jacques Pauw has won the Nielsen Booksellers Choice Award – a prize for South African booksellers’ favourite book.
Tuesday – 28th August 2018
Try Jamie Oliver’s Classic carbonara with crunchy porcini breadcrumbs from his new book Jamie Cooks Italy
Penguin Random House has shared the recipe for Jamie Oliver’s Classic carbonara with crunchy porcini breadcrumbs from Jamie Cooks Italy!
Monday – 27th August 2018
Get your copy of An Elephant in My Kitchen signed by Francoise Malby-Anthony at Bargain Books Canal Walk
Join Pan Macmillan for a book signing with Françoise Malby-Anthony, the author of An Elephant in My Kitchen, at Bargain Books Canal Walk.
Save the date for the launch of Beaten but not Broken by Vanessa Govender – the story of a true survivor
In Beaten but not Broken, Vanessa Govender tells a graphic story of extreme abuse, living with the pain and ultimately how she was saved by her own relentless fighting spirit to find purpose and love.
Friday – 24th August 2018
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from She Called Me Woman: Nigeria’s Queer Women Speak
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
Try Jamie Oliver’s delicious Amalfi baked lemon tart from his new book Jamie Cooks Italy
Jamie Cooks Italy is a celebration of the joy of Italian food.
Don’t miss the Cape Town launch of An Elephant in My Kitchen, sequel to the international bestseller The Elephant Whisperer
Join us at the launch of An Elephant in My Kitchen by Françoise Malby-Anthony with Katja Willemsen. Françoise will be in discussion with CapeTalk presenter, Pippa Hudson.
New book alert! Former television journalist Vanessa Govender’s shocking memoir Beaten but not Broken
This is a story of possibilities and hope; it is the story of a true survivor.
From Lobster Thermidor to Gin and Juice – Get ready for Snoop Dogg’s first ever cookbook, From Crook to Cook!
‘You know it’s blazin’ up in my kitchen. I’m takin’ the cookbook game higher with a dipped and whipped collection of my favourite recipes, ya dig?’ – Snoop Dogg
Wednesday – 22nd August 2018
Find out what Marilyn Monroe has in common with the ugliest bird in the world in an excerpt from Cat Among the Pigeons by David Muirhead
Most folk think that Marilyn Monroe had nothing in common with the ugliest bird in the world, and they are, of course, right. Except for those feathers.
The lack of land reform is the fault of an inefficient, corrupt state – Judith February discusses her new book Turning and Turning
‘It’s become very fashionable for people to want to discard the constitution, want to cast aspersions on it, and in fact this land debate is a case in point,’ Judith February says.
Tuesday – 21st August 2018
We Don’t Talk About It. Ever. – a brilliant new local addiction memoir by Desiree-Anne Martin
Celebrate an inspiring woman during Women’s Month with We Don’t Talk About It. Ever., the brilliant debut memoir by ex-heroin addict and ex-hooker, now mom and 14-years-clean addictions counsellor, Desiree-Anne Martin.